Prey-handling behavior of three species of homalopsine snakes: Features associated with piscivory and Duvernoy's glands

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-50

  Mori, Akira ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERBERUS RYNCHOPS; ENHYDRIS PLUMBEA; HOMALOPSIS BUCCATA;

EID: 0031803830     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565477     Document Type: Article

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